Explaining Flash Camcorders

There are many different types of video cameras available, including flash
camcorders. Although flash technology might be newer than tapes,
they are fairly affordable. There are many different types of camcorders
which are available with flash memory. These include camcorders with
internal memory and those which use removable memory cards.

The most common type of camcorder uses Mini DV tape. These are a type
of digital camcorder which uses a tape. While tapes are fairly
convenient to use, they aren't perfect. Tapes can quite easily stretch
and become distorted. This will affect the quality of any recordings.
Flash memory, on the other hand, lasts for much longer and can also be
read easily by your computer.

What is a Flash Camcorder?

A flash camcorder is any camcorder which records the footage onto
flash memory. Cheaper flash camcorders use only internal memory. These
are generally cheap to produce, but the memory might not be enough for
anything useful. The better types of flash memory camcorder use
removable memory cards. The most common type of memory card used for
video cameras are SD Cards. SD Memory cards are small storage cards
which are around the same size as a postage stamp. They are used in many
digital cameras and have just started to being used for video cameras.

These cameras are of a much smaller and lighter weight because the
memory cards do not have any moving parts. They work like USB flash
memory, and this also means that they last longer than DVDs or tapes.

Downloading Videos

One of the main advantages of flash camcorders is that it's very
simple to download the videos to your computer. The camera can either be
connected to your computer using the supplied USB cable, or
alternatively it is possible to remove the card and put it directly into
your computer. Most new computers have memory card readers built in,
which makes it really simple to access all of the videos quickly.

The videos recorded by the camera are normally already in MPG format
and this means that you don't need to convert them first. It's one of
the easiest and quickest ways to get videos onto your computer, where
they can be uploaded or edited.

Format

If you are buying a flash camcorder, then you should give some
thought to the formats available. It's not really a good idea to choose a
camcorder which has only internal memory, because this cannot be
expanded. The easiest types of camcorder to choose are those which use
SD cards. This is because the cards are very easy to buy. Some Sony
cameras use Memorysticks instead.

Flash memory cards are becoming much cheaper, and this is making
flash camcorders much more useful. There are many different cameras
which use flash memory available from many different brands.

High Definition

High Definition video cameras make it possible to record in more
detail. An HD video will be much larger in size than a standard
definition video. There are some HD Flash camcorders, however, you will
need to use much larger memory cards to make it possible.